funny things dealers have told you - Page 15

06si · 03-12-2008, 09:50 PM

TRD superchargers suck for scion cars. I have seen a video of a supercharged tC get beat by a ZPI turbo xB (the old one)
YouTube - TRD Scion TC VS ZPI Scion XB

08blk4drsi · 03-12-2008, 09:50 PM

^same here tc doesnt have anything on vtak hahaha

drdre1443 · 03-13-2008, 01:46 AM

Aw man you guys are all about the salesmen! My friends all work in the service as mechanics....WOW there have been some bad things go on!

You'd be surprised how many times the techs forget to fill back up with oil, start the car, leave it running a minute while they catch a smoke break, then come back and realize they haven't pumped oil in and then do it. I mean the cars runs for a good 2-5 minutes!

When you pay the dealer 65-80 bucks for a "Honda" alignment, most of the Hondas and their dealer alignment racks only adjust the toe, camber and caster isn't messed it.

The guy that balances your new tires gets paid 9 bucks an hour like the idiot who fills up your oil. The wheel guys frequently do a bad balance and then the customers come back complaining of bumpy rides.

Ever see what they have to do when they fill the engine with WAY too much oil? they have to shoot it out of the spark plug holes. VERY LOUD. all because they turn the pump on and forget.

I've never seen a Honda tech use a torque wrench.

***Whocares05050*** · 03-13-2008, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 06si

TRD superchargers suck for scion cars. I have seen a video of a supercharged tC get beat by a ZPI turbo xB (the old one)
YouTube - TRD Scion TC VS ZPI Scion XB

TURBO xb had nearly 200 WHP, and is alot lighter than the tC.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 08blk4drsi

^same here tc doesnt have anything on vtak hahaha

Yeah? What about the all mighty s200 against a S/C tC?

YouTube - Scion TC Supercharger vs S2000

SilentBob420BMFJ · 03-13-2008, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 08blk4drsi

the scion tc isnt faster than the si, not where near as fast, it has to have a turbo or s/c to keep up with the si, si 0-60 time is saposidly 6 secs

SUPPOSEDLY (there is an auto spell checker on here btw) is the key word and its not 6, its 6.3, and its complete crap; its closer to 7.. i cant get mine under 7.5, but im new to manual and only tried it twice, and i got times of 7.8 and 8.3, which i know are driver error, but still, you cant tell me driver error is gonna add 1.5-2.0 seconds.. if you browse the web you will find times anywhere from 6.3 to 7.4, so i would basically just leave it at "under 7 is possible"

Quote:

Originally Posted by 08blk4drsi

Well stock for stok a si will rape a tc, now put a turbo on a tc and a si and the tc will get raped even worse

definition of rape/destroy/kill: "i love my si and im going to use powerful words to describe a less-than-half-second-advantage because my car really isnt that fast, so when it does win a race i want to act like its one of the fastest cars around".. (usually this is the definition of rape/destroy/kill, but perhaps not in this case, im not entirely sure)

its messed up how a car cant just be "faster" than another car, it has to "destroy" or "rape" it.. the scion tc can hit 60 in 7.8 i believe, which would make it not that much slower than an si, right?

mitsukaiSI · 03-13-2008, 09:50 AM

6.3 = substantially faster than 7.8 which would make the si that much faster than the scion but how did this become an si vs scion debate??? some people suck ass. . .

definingmoment · 03-13-2008, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilentBob420BMFJ

SUPPOSEDLY (there is an auto spell checker on here btw) is the key word and its not 6, its 6.3, and its complete crap; its closer to 7.. i cant get mine under 7.5, but im new to manual and only tried it twice, and i got times of 7.8 and 8.3, which i know are driver error, but still, you cant tell me driver error is gonna add 1.5-2.0 seconds.. if you browse the web you will find times anywhere from 6.3 to 7.4, so i would basically just leave it at "under 7 is possible"

definition of rape/destroy/kill: "i love my si and im going to use powerful words to describe a less-than-half-second-advantage because my car really isnt that fast, so when it does win a race i want to act like its one of the fastest cars around".. (usually this is the definition of rape/destroy/kill, but perhaps not in this case, im not entirely sure)

its messed up how a car cant just be "faster" than another car, it has to "destroy" or "rape" it.. the scion tc can hit 60 in 7.8 i believe, which would make it not that much slower than an si, right?

Hey how about not jacking this thread with junk, no ones cares, our cars and scions AREN'T racing cars. Sorry, someone had to break the news. Get Real

pgFA · 03-13-2008, 11:10 AM

This thread is turning into that Si vs GTI battle.

More funny statements from the dealer...

08blk4drsi · 03-13-2008, 12:16 PM

I was just getting my point across not trying 2 thread jack

bradvb · 03-13-2008, 12:50 PM

msjwild3....you make me puke!
Shop at a Canadian dealer, then go buy a US car...what a move...have fun with your warranty!

<----sarcastic!

zid · 03-13-2008, 01:43 PM

my salesman told me that chicks dig the Si

. He also said it was a rare car. I reminded him it was a honda civic and he said that the Si is rare. "you have 4 of them on the lot right now and i passed one on my way here. I live 3 blocks away..."

he was so hilarious, he basically sat there on the whole test drive and was like "So ya gonna buy it? So ya gonna buy it?"

volvo9 · 03-13-2008, 02:11 PM

VTEC works like a turbo

From the SALES MANAGER at Acura where I used to work...

Jardiniboy · 03-13-2008, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by volvo9

VTEC works like a turbo

From the SALES MANAGER at Acura where I used to work...

Vtec has all the lag but no boost.

***vit0*** · 03-13-2008, 02:39 PM

i had the Si is a rare car comment too when i was test driving the car lol
and then i showed them the news story about the 3rd gears issue and the
manager denied everything and said it was a lie...

simply si · 03-13-2008, 03:11 PM

"are you gonna drift in your civic?"

when i went to pick it upp lol

***Whocares05050*** · 03-13-2008, 03:19 PM

" How do you know so much about thr si already? "

***Whocares05050*** · 03-13-2008, 03:20 PM

" The si's are nice, but i wouldnt buy one... Oh, your here to look at the new SI? Great choice, let me show you a pamplet "

haha, he was a moron.

08blk4drsi · 03-13-2008, 03:34 PM

^ahahaha i wouldnt buy a si but would you like to look at a pamplet lol

Hondacivicsi23 · 03-13-2008, 04:03 PM

My cd player stopped working so I took my si in. The guy that sits at the service desk tells me they can void my warranty for playing burnt cd's. (He came outside to see what the problem was). An hour later the mechanic shows me that the cd player works using one of his personal burnt cd's. I though it was funny that they tell me I cant use burnt cd's, but the mechanic does it....

korey@teamhonda · 03-13-2008, 05:32 PM

I use to have DUMBASS CUSTOMERS tell me that they wanted a car like the Civic or Accord with a V4 engine.lol......... It is sad to say that there are A LOT of dumbass sales poeple out there that do NOT no shit about the product they sell. Which comes down on their management for not training them properly or making sure that what info they are telling customers is true. I was the product knowledge guy at the dealership i used to work for, so other sales poeple would always come up to me and ask questions. We tried to educate our guys as best we could but some poeple just can't help being an idiot. You would be amazed at some of the dumbasses that i met when going to Honda training meetings. It was a wonder how they sold anything...BUT Hondas pretty much sell them selves.

03-12-2008, 09:50 PM	#281 (permalink)
06si Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South Florida Age: 22 Posts: 3,813 Kenny G iTrader: 5 / 100%	TRD superchargers suck for scion cars. I have seen a video of a supercharged tC get beat by a ZPI turbo xB (the old one) YouTube - TRD Scion TC VS ZPI Scion XB

03-12-2008, 09:50 PM	#282 (permalink)
08blk4drsi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Greensboro Age: 19 Posts: 1,140 Chris iTrader: 0 / 0%	^same here tc doesnt have anything on vtak hahaha

03-13-2008, 01:46 AM	#283 (permalink)
drdre1443 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Charlotte NC Age: 28 Posts: 203 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Aw man you guys are all about the salesmen! My friends all work in the service as mechanics....WOW there have been some bad things go on! You'd be surprised how many times the techs forget to fill back up with oil, start the car, leave it running a minute while they catch a smoke break, then come back and realize they haven't pumped oil in and then do it. I mean the cars runs for a good 2-5 minutes! When you pay the dealer 65-80 bucks for a "Honda" alignment, most of the Hondas and their dealer alignment racks only adjust the toe, camber and caster isn't messed it. The guy that balances your new tires gets paid 9 bucks an hour like the idiot who fills up your oil. The wheel guys frequently do a bad balance and then the customers come back complaining of bumpy rides. Ever see what they have to do when they fill the engine with WAY too much oil? they have to shoot it out of the spark plug holes. VERY LOUD. all because they turn the pump on and forget. I've never seen a Honda tech use a torque wrench.

03-13-2008, 09:50 AM	#286 (permalink)
mitsukaiSI Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,564 Mike iTrader: 1 / 100%	6.3 = substantially faster than 7.8 which would make the si that much faster than the scion but how did this become an si vs scion debate??? some people suck ass. . .

03-13-2008, 11:10 AM	#288 (permalink)
pgFA Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Age: 27 Posts: 2,864 Paolo iTrader: 3 / 100%	This thread is turning into that Si vs GTI battle. More funny statements from the dealer...

03-13-2008, 12:16 PM	#289 (permalink)
08blk4drsi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Greensboro Age: 19 Posts: 1,140 Chris iTrader: 0 / 0%	I was just getting my point across not trying 2 thread jack

03-13-2008, 12:50 PM	#290 (permalink)
bradvb Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Age: 25 Posts: 173 iTrader: 0 / 0%	msjwild3....you make me puke! Shop at a Canadian dealer, then go buy a US car...what a move...have fun with your warranty! <----sarcastic!

03-13-2008, 01:43 PM	#291 (permalink)
zid Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 89 iTrader: 0 / 0%	my salesman told me that chicks dig the Si . He also said it was a rare car. I reminded him it was a honda civic and he said that the Si is rare. "you have 4 of them on the lot right now and i passed one on my way here. I live 3 blocks away..." he was so hilarious, he basically sat there on the whole test drive and was like "So ya gonna buy it? So ya gonna buy it?"

03-13-2008, 02:11 PM	#292 (permalink)
volvo9 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Attleboro, MA Age: 25 Posts: 1,781 Andrew iTrader: 0 / 0%	VTEC works like a turbo From the SALES MANAGER at Acura where I used to work...

03-13-2008, 02:39 PM	#294 (permalink)
*vit0* VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Plano, TX Age: 19 Posts: 537 James iTrader: 0 / 0%	i had the Si is a rare car comment too when i was test driving the car lol and then i showed them the news story about the 3rd gears issue and the manager denied everything and said it was a lie...

03-13-2008, 03:11 PM	#295 (permalink)
simply si Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 314 iTrader: 1 / 100%	"are you gonna drift in your civic?" when i went to pick it upp lol

03-13-2008, 03:34 PM	#298 (permalink)
08blk4drsi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Greensboro Age: 19 Posts: 1,140 Chris iTrader: 0 / 0%	^ahahaha i wouldnt buy a si but would you like to look at a pamplet lol

03-13-2008, 04:03 PM	#299 (permalink)
Hondacivicsi23 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Orlando,Fl Posts: 850 Michael iTrader: 5 / 100%	My cd player stopped working so I took my si in. The guy that sits at the service desk tells me they can void my warranty for playing burnt cd's. (He came outside to see what the problem was). An hour later the mechanic shows me that the cd player works using one of his personal burnt cd's. I though it was funny that they tell me I cant use burnt cd's, but the mechanic does it....

03-13-2008, 05:32 PM	#300 (permalink)
korey@teamhonda Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: baton rouge la Age: 28 Posts: 324 korey scavona iTrader: 0 / 0%	I use to have DUMBASS CUSTOMERS tell me that they wanted a car like the Civic or Accord with a V4 engine.lol......... It is sad to say that there are A LOT of dumbass sales poeple out there that do NOT no shit about the product they sell. Which comes down on their management for not training them properly or making sure that what info they are telling customers is true. I was the product knowledge guy at the dealership i used to work for, so other sales poeple would always come up to me and ask questions. We tried to educate our guys as best we could but some poeple just can't help being an idiot. You would be amazed at some of the dumbasses that i met when going to Honda training meetings. It was a wonder how they sold anything...BUT Hondas pretty much sell them selves.